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constraintive

/kənˈstɹeɪntɪv/

constraintive adjective: constraining; compulsory.

Adjective

constraintive (comparative more constraintive, superlative most constraintive)

  1. (archaic) constraining; compulsory
    • constraintive vow1602, Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall

Forms of constraintive

comparativemore constraintive
superlativemost constraintive

Origin of constraintive

From constraint + -ive.

Questions about constraintive

What does constraintive mean?
Constraintive means constraining; compulsory.
What part of speech is constraintive?
Constraintive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce constraintive?
Constraintive is pronounced /kənˈstɹeɪntɪv/.

Words near constraintive in the dictionary

  1. constrainments
  2. constrains
  3. constraint
  4. constraint cluster
  5. constraint clusters
  6. constraintive
  7. constraintless
  8. constraints
  9. constrict
  10. constricted
  11. constrictedness

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